July 25, 2025
Episode 300-How Adversity Builds Self-Leadership - A Behind The Scenes Look At Paul's Recent Speaker Showcase
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In this episode, Paul takes you behind scenes of his recent experience at a dynamic speaker showcase where the spotlight wasn’t just on stage presenc, but on the power of resilience. Through powerful presentations and personal stories, it became clear that adversity doesn’t just challenge us, it forges us.
He reflects on how self-leadership is not an option when times get tough; it’s a necessity. You’ll hear about the insights he gained, the leadership breakthroughs that emerged, and why every professional speaker must learn to lead themselves first before leading others. Whether you're an aspiring speaker or a seasoned pro, this episode will fuel your fire for personal growth and mastery of your message.
Adversity is inevitable, but how you respond is what defines your leadership. If this episode resonated with you, hit the like button, subscribe to the channel, and rate and review this episode. Share this episode with a fellow speaker or leader. Drop a comment below on how adversity has shaped your self-leadership journey. Let’s grow stronger together.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to Wealth the Academy podcast.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for tuning in to listen to this dynamic and insightful podcast with host Paul Lawrence Van.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Paul and his guests provide content rich information that will enhance your knowledge.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Enjoy this episode.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Good day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Good day everyone.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This is your host Paul Lawrence Van.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I hope's welcome to every podcast because I really want to communicate a strong message to the viewers, subscribers, and listeners of this podcast.
00:32.517 --> 00:36.563
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm your host Paul Larson Van and I've been hosting the show since August,
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[SPEAKER_01]: during the COVID crisis and it's going strong ever since.
00:44.606 --> 00:52.690
[SPEAKER_01]: And what I'm going to share today in what is episode number three hundred is my journey as a keynote speaker.
00:53.751 --> 01:01.175
[SPEAKER_01]: I started out speaking at our entire community United States Air Force and then a long came children.
01:02.516 --> 01:04.877
[SPEAKER_01]: So I was speaking part of time for quite a while.
01:05.568 --> 01:08.831
[SPEAKER_01]: And now my children are now adults.
01:09.311 --> 01:11.654
[SPEAKER_01]: And so now it's all about me again.
01:11.674 --> 01:20.982
[SPEAKER_01]: So during episode three hundred I'm going to share my journey over the course of this year starting here in January.
01:22.245 --> 01:38.309
[SPEAKER_01]: twenty twenty five and just to give you an idea of the things that have happened since that period of time which of course this year is a banner year and like I tell everyone it's a great time to be alive and it beats the alternative.
01:38.769 --> 01:40.310
[SPEAKER_01]: So let's get started.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I was looking around for a source.
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[SPEAKER_01]: specifically a speech speaker coach and I look for a speaker coach that can really like give me the business.
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[SPEAKER_01]: In other words, really push me.
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[SPEAKER_01]: pass and beyond my limits as a speaker.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Now I speak all the time, I speak on the podcast, I speak virtual events, and personally I've mentioned you name it, but I just wanted some extra, if you will, to move me forward through my speaker journey, and it happened this year.
02:17.052 --> 02:25.238
[SPEAKER_01]: I am a member of the National Speaks Association, and previously I used to be a member of the Toastmasters International.
02:25.898 --> 02:36.123
[SPEAKER_01]: I did that for five years with a Toastmasters group here in where I resided for Washington, Maryland, and it was called Words Rights Toastmaster Club.
02:37.030 --> 02:41.172
[SPEAKER_01]: And I graduated from there, and as they told me, you're going pro.
02:41.453 --> 02:43.494
[SPEAKER_01]: So I was becoming a professional speaker.
02:43.514 --> 02:51.278
[SPEAKER_01]: And it was evident when I was selected for a twelve city city speaking tour that took me to Guam, Hawaii, Seattle.
02:51.838 --> 02:58.642
[SPEAKER_01]: A lot of states within the US, and I've spoken in Canada as well, and I've done some virtual events for in Paris, France.
02:59.290 --> 03:02.511
[SPEAKER_01]: and Kenya, the Ukraine and India as well.
03:03.171 --> 03:09.972
[SPEAKER_01]: And so it's been quite the journey and it's something that I'm going to share with you even more right now.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So let's talk about this year, what has happened this year?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I selected a wonderful speaker coach by the name of Dr. Cheryl Wood and she handles a global speakers university, GSU and I'm a proud member of it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: by virtue of the fact that I'm in the stage ready program with her.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I started this process sixty days ago and I'm telling you she is the best
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[SPEAKER_01]: speaker in her own right, but I was part of a cohort of ten speakers and we really have evolved since we came under her two-litch her leadership and her excellence is what I call it.
03:57.385 --> 04:10.210
[SPEAKER_01]: And Dr. Woods, she is passionate about ensuring that her speakers divide the audience with a transformative impact and that we leave people thinking
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[SPEAKER_01]: about how they're going to change their lives.
04:14.635 --> 04:25.307
[SPEAKER_01]: And so what I want to share with you right now is me being a part of the yes me being a part of the
04:26.715 --> 04:34.860
[SPEAKER_01]: stage ready speaker showcase, as you can see here, we have this event, less than a week ago, Friday.
04:35.520 --> 04:37.261
[SPEAKER_01]: And it was in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It was held at the AFI Theater in Silver Springs, Maryland.
04:42.004 --> 04:46.987
[SPEAKER_01]: And in that particular venue, which is beautiful, which I'm going to show you right now.
04:48.363 --> 04:52.765
[SPEAKER_01]: This is it here, and it's a part of the American famous, too, for Silver Springs.
04:52.825 --> 05:01.969
[SPEAKER_01]: But a beautiful theater, very spacious, a wonderful stage, and then a screen behind it, and then plenty of room for a guest.
05:02.069 --> 05:05.171
[SPEAKER_01]: And we had quite a number of guests, we had a live audience.
05:05.891 --> 05:09.292
[SPEAKER_01]: And so we held this at Silver Springs, Maryland.
05:09.713 --> 05:17.216
[SPEAKER_01]: But again, I found myself being pushed, which is what I wanted, and really been,
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[SPEAKER_01]: driven to be my best to get out of my comfort zone and to really look inside and share what's inside on the outside.
05:29.438 --> 05:31.579
[SPEAKER_01]: And that's what I did with my particular speech.
05:32.179 --> 05:34.299
[SPEAKER_01]: So that's one of the things that happened.
05:34.799 --> 05:44.361
[SPEAKER_01]: I want to show you now this is the form of format in which the show was provided.
05:44.881 --> 05:47.482
[SPEAKER_01]: As you can see here, I have a speech
05:48.181 --> 05:55.723
[SPEAKER_01]: lead to self first and all about how adversity demands self leadership.
05:56.543 --> 06:04.425
[SPEAKER_01]: And this is based on a real life experience I had participating on a triathlon team in St.
06:04.485 --> 06:06.665
[SPEAKER_01]: Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.
06:07.346 --> 06:13.827
[SPEAKER_01]: And in this presentation, I share the fact that the first night we got there, we were robbed.
06:13.967 --> 06:16.828
[SPEAKER_01]: The me and two other my teammates on this triathlon team.
06:17.848 --> 06:36.721
[SPEAKER_01]: And I share that story and then I share how people can overcome adversity and up about a three step process which represents a blueprint for people who ever find themselves facing adversity how they can overcome it and they can be victorious as a result of following this blueprint.
06:37.201 --> 06:38.742
[SPEAKER_01]: And so it was really an honor
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[SPEAKER_01]: to deliver the program in front of a live audience and there be a video that will come from this and photo shoots as well that I will provide at a little bit later time, but this is what I discussed.
06:53.747 --> 07:01.149
[SPEAKER_01]: And then here is the all of us speakers that were on the platform on that day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And you can see it a little bit clearer here.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it was ten of us.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And everyone had such compelling, compelling stories and testimonies that they shared.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we saw each other a little bit grow over the course of the coaching process.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And then when we had practice the day of the event, we went levels deeper.
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[SPEAKER_01]: A people pushed beyond
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[SPEAKER_01]: of their limitations, they actually there was no, the sky was not even a limit that day because people really wanted to do well and we stood up and we supported one another and we encouraged each other as well as our speaker coach, Dr. Cheryl Wood.
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[SPEAKER_01]: who we hold in high esteem and we just, she's just so awesome.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's all I can really say because she's just awesome.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's all they have to do it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Excellence, phenomenal, impactful, and for me, we're coming under the two-litch and the leadership and coaching of Dr. Wood, it literally changed my life and it changed it for the better because I just learned so much more about myself.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And then ultimately, once we finished the ceremony, which was held at the AFI, we received an award, the stage ready speaker award.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it was, we weren't expecting that we would stand on stage in units in all ten of us speakers holding each other's hand and then all of a sudden.
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[SPEAKER_01]: She announced that we were receiving these wars and we really just hold it in high esteem and just so honored.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Do have graduated from that program, but we're going to continue to be united as speakers as a cohort and push each other.
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[SPEAKER_01]: and hold each other up, encourage one another and really strive to become the best speakers that we can be and to help one another because we care about one another.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We thank God for bringing us together for this moment in time.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And again, this is the award that we want.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And there's going to be more coming up as well.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Again, the stage ready speaker showcase.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it was well attended
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[SPEAKER_01]: And many, many people were impacted as a result of this.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it couldn't have been even better.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It was one of the best days of my life.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And so where do I go from here as a speaker?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, where I go from here is to continue with some momentum.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's been less than a week, and I'm going to continue with a momentum.
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[SPEAKER_01]: In fact, when it comes to our cohort working together,
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[SPEAKER_01]: continuing that momentum, I'll be hosting a podcast episode with as many of the speakers as I can out of the ten of us because I know others are speaking and then others have programs, a class that they have.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So if we can get six or seven people of the speakers, then we'll hold that episode and for those that don't make it the first time, we're gonna hold another session in August
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that you'll get an opportunity to learn more about them.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And if your organization is looking for speaker or speakers, then this would be a great opportunity to contact us.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we would love to come in and provide speaking, some training,
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[SPEAKER_01]: whatever it is that your organization needs.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But again, for me, it's really just a wonderful, wonderful opportunity.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So now I'm talking to you here at July.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And by the years in, I have a lot of the speaking engagements coming up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I have some more training coming up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm right in another book.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I've written three books.
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[SPEAKER_01]: In fact, I'll share them with you right now.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Sorry about that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: My most recent book is title leadership is influence and this is what it looks like here right this book and I wrote it I never written a faith-based book before but God will always get you across the finish line.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's all I can say and then my first book I ever wrote was this one living on high ground and this book was really a book about my life and I had a mentor
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[SPEAKER_01]: At the time, I speak of coach at the time, the late-rate dotting waters, and she had a book symposium.
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[SPEAKER_01]: She called it the magnificent marketing symposium in Burbank, California.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I flew from Washington DC to Burbank for that particular course.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I met people in the publishing industry book design, experts in terror design, expert book printing companies, and more at that time.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it really turned out great.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And so, though, these are the three books that I've written solo books and write in the fourth one right now.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I've also co-Arthur three different collaborative books with one becoming the international well with three of them becoming international best-selling books.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And so, I'm really honored to be on this particular journey.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I'm gaining momentum and getting stronger and stronger.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I thank you for being a lot on this journey with me.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Have a great day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's going to end episode three hundred.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Are you kidding me?
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[SPEAKER_01]: But yes, my time is up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I thank you for yours.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I'll see you on the next episode of wealth academy podcast.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Go out and write and review.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This particular episode, wherever you get to your podcast, have a great day, and thank you so much.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Again, the name is Paul Arnsman.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Hosts of wealth and category podcasts.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Enjoy your day.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to Wealth the Academy podcast.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for tuning in to listen to this dynamic and insightful podcast with host Paul Lawrence Van.
00:10.855 --> 00:15.838
[SPEAKER_00]: Paul and his guests provide content rich information that will enhance your knowledge.
00:16.379 --> 00:17.500
[SPEAKER_00]: Enjoy this episode.
00:17.820 --> 00:18.280
[SPEAKER_01]: Good day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Good day everyone.
00:19.241 --> 00:21.743
[SPEAKER_01]: This is your host Paul Lawrence Van.
00:22.383 --> 00:32.137
[SPEAKER_01]: I hope's welcome to every podcast because I really want to communicate a strong message to the viewers, subscribers, and listeners of this podcast.
00:32.517 --> 00:36.563
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm your host Paul Larson Van and I've been hosting the show since August,
00:39.523 --> 00:44.025
[SPEAKER_01]: during the COVID crisis and it's going strong ever since.
00:44.606 --> 00:52.690
[SPEAKER_01]: And what I'm going to share today in what is episode number three hundred is my journey as a keynote speaker.
00:53.751 --> 01:01.175
[SPEAKER_01]: I started out speaking at our entire community United States Air Force and then a long came children.
01:02.516 --> 01:04.877
[SPEAKER_01]: So I was speaking part of time for quite a while.
01:05.568 --> 01:08.831
[SPEAKER_01]: And now my children are now adults.
01:09.311 --> 01:11.654
[SPEAKER_01]: And so now it's all about me again.
01:11.674 --> 01:20.982
[SPEAKER_01]: So during episode three hundred I'm going to share my journey over the course of this year starting here in January.
01:22.245 --> 01:38.309
[SPEAKER_01]: twenty twenty five and just to give you an idea of the things that have happened since that period of time which of course this year is a banner year and like I tell everyone it's a great time to be alive and it beats the alternative.
01:38.769 --> 01:40.310
[SPEAKER_01]: So let's get started.
01:41.190 --> 01:44.511
[SPEAKER_01]: I was looking around for a source.
01:45.785 --> 01:54.409
[SPEAKER_01]: specifically a speech speaker coach and I look for a speaker coach that can really like give me the business.
01:54.589 --> 01:56.990
[SPEAKER_01]: In other words, really push me.
01:58.260 --> 02:00.802
[SPEAKER_01]: pass and beyond my limits as a speaker.
02:01.382 --> 02:16.512
[SPEAKER_01]: Now I speak all the time, I speak on the podcast, I speak virtual events, and personally I've mentioned you name it, but I just wanted some extra, if you will, to move me forward through my speaker journey, and it happened this year.
02:17.052 --> 02:25.238
[SPEAKER_01]: I am a member of the National Speaks Association, and previously I used to be a member of the Toastmasters International.
02:25.898 --> 02:36.123
[SPEAKER_01]: I did that for five years with a Toastmasters group here in where I resided for Washington, Maryland, and it was called Words Rights Toastmaster Club.
02:37.030 --> 02:41.172
[SPEAKER_01]: And I graduated from there, and as they told me, you're going pro.
02:41.453 --> 02:43.494
[SPEAKER_01]: So I was becoming a professional speaker.
02:43.514 --> 02:51.278
[SPEAKER_01]: And it was evident when I was selected for a twelve city city speaking tour that took me to Guam, Hawaii, Seattle.
02:51.838 --> 02:58.642
[SPEAKER_01]: A lot of states within the US, and I've spoken in Canada as well, and I've done some virtual events for in Paris, France.
02:59.290 --> 03:02.511
[SPEAKER_01]: and Kenya, the Ukraine and India as well.
03:03.171 --> 03:09.972
[SPEAKER_01]: And so it's been quite the journey and it's something that I'm going to share with you even more right now.
03:10.492 --> 03:14.013
[SPEAKER_01]: So let's talk about this year, what has happened this year?
03:14.733 --> 03:26.395
[SPEAKER_01]: I selected a wonderful speaker coach by the name of Dr. Cheryl Wood and she handles a global speakers university, GSU and I'm a proud member of it.
03:27.107 --> 03:30.972
[SPEAKER_01]: by virtue of the fact that I'm in the stage ready program with her.
03:31.833 --> 03:38.821
[SPEAKER_01]: And I started this process sixty days ago and I'm telling you she is the best
03:41.778 --> 03:56.724
[SPEAKER_01]: speaker in her own right, but I was part of a cohort of ten speakers and we really have evolved since we came under her two-litch her leadership and her excellence is what I call it.
03:57.385 --> 04:10.210
[SPEAKER_01]: And Dr. Woods, she is passionate about ensuring that her speakers divide the audience with a transformative impact and that we leave people thinking
04:10.930 --> 04:13.914
[SPEAKER_01]: about how they're going to change their lives.
04:14.635 --> 04:25.307
[SPEAKER_01]: And so what I want to share with you right now is me being a part of the yes me being a part of the
04:26.715 --> 04:34.860
[SPEAKER_01]: stage ready speaker showcase, as you can see here, we have this event, less than a week ago, Friday.
04:35.520 --> 04:37.261
[SPEAKER_01]: And it was in Silver Spring, Maryland.
04:37.341 --> 04:41.304
[SPEAKER_01]: It was held at the AFI Theater in Silver Springs, Maryland.
04:42.004 --> 04:46.987
[SPEAKER_01]: And in that particular venue, which is beautiful, which I'm going to show you right now.
04:48.363 --> 04:52.765
[SPEAKER_01]: This is it here, and it's a part of the American famous, too, for Silver Springs.
04:52.825 --> 05:01.969
[SPEAKER_01]: But a beautiful theater, very spacious, a wonderful stage, and then a screen behind it, and then plenty of room for a guest.
05:02.069 --> 05:05.171
[SPEAKER_01]: And we had quite a number of guests, we had a live audience.
05:05.891 --> 05:09.292
[SPEAKER_01]: And so we held this at Silver Springs, Maryland.
05:09.713 --> 05:17.216
[SPEAKER_01]: But again, I found myself being pushed, which is what I wanted, and really been,
05:18.856 --> 05:29.358
[SPEAKER_01]: driven to be my best to get out of my comfort zone and to really look inside and share what's inside on the outside.
05:29.438 --> 05:31.579
[SPEAKER_01]: And that's what I did with my particular speech.
05:32.179 --> 05:34.299
[SPEAKER_01]: So that's one of the things that happened.
05:34.799 --> 05:44.361
[SPEAKER_01]: I want to show you now this is the form of format in which the show was provided.
05:44.881 --> 05:47.482
[SPEAKER_01]: As you can see here, I have a speech
05:48.181 --> 05:55.723
[SPEAKER_01]: lead to self first and all about how adversity demands self leadership.
05:56.543 --> 06:04.425
[SPEAKER_01]: And this is based on a real life experience I had participating on a triathlon team in St.
06:04.485 --> 06:06.665
[SPEAKER_01]: Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.
06:07.346 --> 06:13.827
[SPEAKER_01]: And in this presentation, I share the fact that the first night we got there, we were robbed.
06:13.967 --> 06:16.828
[SPEAKER_01]: The me and two other my teammates on this triathlon team.
06:17.848 --> 06:36.721
[SPEAKER_01]: And I share that story and then I share how people can overcome adversity and up about a three step process which represents a blueprint for people who ever find themselves facing adversity how they can overcome it and they can be victorious as a result of following this blueprint.
06:37.201 --> 06:38.742
[SPEAKER_01]: And so it was really an honor
06:39.182 --> 06:53.727
[SPEAKER_01]: to deliver the program in front of a live audience and there be a video that will come from this and photo shoots as well that I will provide at a little bit later time, but this is what I discussed.
06:53.747 --> 07:01.149
[SPEAKER_01]: And then here is the all of us speakers that were on the platform on that day.
07:02.575 --> 07:05.076
[SPEAKER_01]: And you can see it a little bit clearer here.
07:05.096 --> 07:06.837
[SPEAKER_01]: And it was ten of us.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And everyone had such compelling, compelling stories and testimonies that they shared.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we saw each other a little bit grow over the course of the coaching process.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And then when we had practice the day of the event, we went levels deeper.
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[SPEAKER_01]: A people pushed beyond
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[SPEAKER_01]: of their limitations, they actually there was no, the sky was not even a limit that day because people really wanted to do well and we stood up and we supported one another and we encouraged each other as well as our speaker coach, Dr. Cheryl Wood.
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[SPEAKER_01]: who we hold in high esteem and we just, she's just so awesome.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's all I can really say because she's just awesome.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's all they have to do it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Excellence, phenomenal, impactful, and for me, we're coming under the two-litch and the leadership and coaching of Dr. Wood, it literally changed my life and it changed it for the better because I just learned so much more about myself.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And then ultimately, once we finished the ceremony, which was held at the AFI, we received an award, the stage ready speaker award.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it was, we weren't expecting that we would stand on stage in units in all ten of us speakers holding each other's hand and then all of a sudden.
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[SPEAKER_01]: She announced that we were receiving these wars and we really just hold it in high esteem and just so honored.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Do have graduated from that program, but we're going to continue to be united as speakers as a cohort and push each other.
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[SPEAKER_01]: and hold each other up, encourage one another and really strive to become the best speakers that we can be and to help one another because we care about one another.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We thank God for bringing us together for this moment in time.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And again, this is the award that we want.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And there's going to be more coming up as well.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Again, the stage ready speaker showcase.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it was well attended
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[SPEAKER_01]: And many, many people were impacted as a result of this.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it couldn't have been even better.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It was one of the best days of my life.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And so where do I go from here as a speaker?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, where I go from here is to continue with some momentum.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's been less than a week, and I'm going to continue with a momentum.
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[SPEAKER_01]: In fact, when it comes to our cohort working together,
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[SPEAKER_01]: continuing that momentum, I'll be hosting a podcast episode with as many of the speakers as I can out of the ten of us because I know others are speaking and then others have programs, a class that they have.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So if we can get six or seven people of the speakers, then we'll hold that episode and for those that don't make it the first time, we're gonna hold another session in August
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that you'll get an opportunity to learn more about them.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And if your organization is looking for speaker or speakers, then this would be a great opportunity to contact us.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we would love to come in and provide speaking, some training,
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[SPEAKER_01]: whatever it is that your organization needs.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But again, for me, it's really just a wonderful, wonderful opportunity.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So now I'm talking to you here at July.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And by the years in, I have a lot of the speaking engagements coming up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I have some more training coming up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm right in another book.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I've written three books.
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[SPEAKER_01]: In fact, I'll share them with you right now.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Sorry about that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: My most recent book is title leadership is influence and this is what it looks like here right this book and I wrote it I never written a faith-based book before but God will always get you across the finish line.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's all I can say and then my first book I ever wrote was this one living on high ground and this book was really a book about my life and I had a mentor
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[SPEAKER_01]: At the time, I speak of coach at the time, the late-rate dotting waters, and she had a book symposium.
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[SPEAKER_01]: She called it the magnificent marketing symposium in Burbank, California.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I flew from Washington DC to Burbank for that particular course.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I met people in the publishing industry book design, experts in terror design, expert book printing companies, and more at that time.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it really turned out great.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And so, though, these are the three books that I've written solo books and write in the fourth one right now.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I've also co-Arthur three different collaborative books with one becoming the international well with three of them becoming international best-selling books.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And so, I'm really honored to be on this particular journey.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I'm gaining momentum and getting stronger and stronger.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I thank you for being a lot on this journey with me.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Have a great day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's going to end episode three hundred.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Are you kidding me?
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[SPEAKER_01]: But yes, my time is up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I thank you for yours.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I'll see you on the next episode of wealth academy podcast.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Go out and write and review.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This particular episode, wherever you get to your podcast, have a great day, and thank you so much.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Again, the name is Paul Arnsman.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Hosts of wealth and category podcasts.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Enjoy your day.
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